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Household of John Whelan (born 1856)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Whelan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whelan, born in 1856 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Sarah (born 1831 in Ireland), John's Brother, Matthew (born 1858 in Ireland), John's Sister, Norah (born 1853 in Ireland), John's Sister, Ellen (born 1860 in Ireland) and John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1878 in Washington, Durham, England).


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John Whelan's household

Male

John

Whelan

Head
Female

Sarah

Whelan

Mother
Male

Matthew

Whelan

Brother
Female

Norah

Whelan

Sister
Female

Ellen

Whelan

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

O'Donnell

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Whelan
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whelan

Head

Single

25

1856

Ireland

Sarah

Whelan

Mother

Widow

50

1831

Ireland

Matthew

Whelan

Brother

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Norah

Whelan

Sister

Single

28

1853

Ireland

Ellen

Whelan

Sister

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Elizabeth

O'Donnell

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Washington, Durham, England

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